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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 5 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3450
3450
3450
3950
5600
3450
4350
3400
9450
km/h
45
SSW
30
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
5
S
15
WNW
25
W
15
SW
25
SW
55
W
30
W
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
8
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-3
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-8
-5
-3
-7
-2
-2
-7
-1
0
-5
min °C
-1
-4
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-10
-8
-4
-8
-6
-5
-8
-6
-3
-6
 chill °C
-8
-12
-11
-12
-14
-14
-12
-14
-14
-10
-15
-14
-14
-17
-13
-10
-13
Freezing level m
4350
3600
3500
3250
2950
3100
3650
2850
3050
3850
2950
3300
3900
2800
3300
4200
3250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-4-4-6-7-6-5-9-7-4-8-4-4-8-4-2-6510-2-3-20-5-21-411-423-2
Sunrise
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:26
—
—
Sunset
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
0.0 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
14
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 136).
3
36 km E
2839m alt.
32 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 190).
5
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 326).
10
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
38 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 261).
13
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 145).
10

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.